The actual issue in my opinion is that - in contrast to PD 7 - one is not able to switch off the video thumbanails in the chapter menu any more.
That is very annoying because it's the main hurdle denying you to make a slim menu with lots of chapters on one page.
It was still okay with PD 7 but it's not acceptable with V8. I made an inquiry at CL support about it - hopefully the next patch or a tweak will fix it.
Regards,
Tom
PC: Intel Core2Duo E8600 2,66 GHz, 4 GB RAM
OS: Windows XP SP2
GPU: NVidia GeForce 8500 with 512 MB Video RAM
PowerDirector Version 8 build 3022
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